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Human rights lawyers call for disability independent oversight body
A human rights legal body has repeated calls for the Australian government to implement an independent oversight body for people with disabilities, pointing to the lack ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 20 May 2020
Law students assist on research project into prison
Law students have assisted with a multidisciplinary report calling for an end to any solitary confinement in Queensland prisons due to the impact on mental and physical ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 20 May 2020
Victoria plans court updates with $20m funding boost
Attorney-General Jill Hennessy has confirmed Victorian courts stand to benefit from the state’s recent $2.7 billion building blitz.
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 May 2020
‘Grave injustice’: Lawyer X bail bid granted as Mokbel associate leaves prison
The Victorian Court of Appeal has contended it would be a “grave injustice” for convicted drug trafficker Zlate Cvetanovski to remain behind bars based on the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 May 2020
Victoria Supreme Court rejects Magistrates’ Court’s coronavirus decision
A Supreme Court judge has found the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court was incorrect to grant bail to a man based on little evidence that COVID-19 would delay his hearing.
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 May 2020
Top barrister appointed to prosecute Afghanistan war crimes
Former soldier and top Sydney barrister David McLure SC will lead a prosecution against decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith for alleged war crimes.
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 May 2020
Qld Law Society welcomes $119m cash injection
The Queensland Law Society welcomed the state government’s five-year commitment to provide $119 million to community legal centres.
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 May 2020
Lawyer X bail bid granted as drug dealer leaves prison
Drug trafficker and Tony Mokbel associate Zlate Cvetanovski will leave incarceration after the Court of Appeal conceded Nicola Gobbo interfered with his prosecution.
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 May 2020
Lawyer X scandal sees more criminal appeals
A drug trafficker with a known association to the infamous Tony Mokbel has asked for bail as the Victorian Crown prosecutor conceded Nicola Gobbo interfered with his ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 18 May 2020